C++ How to Program, 10/e

11 Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance

Objectives

In this chapter you’ll:

• Learn what inheritance is.

• Understand the notions of base classes and derived classes and the relationships between them.

• Use the protected member access specifier.

• Use constructors and destructors in inheritance hierarchies.

• Understand the order in which constructors and destructors are called in inheritance hierarchies.

• Understand the differences between public, protected and private inheritance.

• Use inheritance to customize existing software.

Outline

1. 11.1 Introduction

2. 11.2 Base Classes and Derived Classes

   1. 11.2.1 CommunityMember Class Hierarchy

   2. 11.2.2 Shape Class Hierarchy

3. 11.3 Relationship between Base and Derived Classes

   1. 11.3.1 Creating and Using ...